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Gay Veterans Group Allowed To March In South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Source: Associated Press
Gay Veterans Group Allowed To March In South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade
December 16, 2014 7:16 AM
BOSTON (AP) — The organizers of Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade have voted to allow a group representing gay veterans to march next year, a dramatic turnaround for an organization that has long resisted the inclusion of gays.
The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, which won a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1995 upholding their right to ban gay groups from the annual parade that draws hundreds of thousands of spectators, voted 5-4 Monday night to allow the group OutVets to march.
OutVets represents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans.
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December 16, 2014 7:16 AM
BOSTON (AP) — The organizers of Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade have voted to allow a group representing gay veterans to march next year, a dramatic turnaround for an organization that has long resisted the inclusion of gays.
The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, which won a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1995 upholding their right to ban gay groups from the annual parade that draws hundreds of thousands of spectators, voted 5-4 Monday night to allow the group OutVets to march.
OutVets represents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans.
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Read more: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/12/16/gay-veterans-group-allowed-to-march-in-south-boston-st-patricks-day-parade/
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